#theessentialman

This pic was taken exactly 3 years ago. So many things have changed while also remaining the same. Interesting. - #tbt #tripdownmemorylane #mylife #thejourney #lorenzodigginsjr #vscocam #makeportraits #TheEssentialMan (at The Unique Space)

Essence of Style and Grace. Forever an inspiration. #MartinLutherKingJr #CorrettaScottKing #MLKday #icons #essenceofstyle #styleinspiration #TheEssentialMan

#tbt with the homies...circa '11. - #tbt #tripdownmemorylane #mylife #thejourney #vscocam #makeportraits #TailoredObservation #TheEssentialMan #TailoredObservation (at The Stinking Rose - Beverly Hills)

Old picture, current mood. --------------------------------------------------- Today is my last full working day of the year and I'm ready to finish strong. All the seeds I planted 2016 will harvest 2017. #speakitintoexistence - #tbt #tripdownmemorylane #mylife #thejourney #lorenzodigginsjr #vscocam #makeportraits #TheEssentialMan (at Highland Park, Los Angeles)

I haven't seen this dude in about 3 years and none of my new friends have evermet him ahahaha. Somebody put together a fancy dinner or something so I can dress up. - #tripdownmemorylane #tbt #TEM2014 #lifestyle #menswear #madeinamerica #lorenzodigginsjr #thejourney #vscocam #makeportraits #TheEssentialMan (at Highland Park, Los Angeles)

So yesterday I had the most amazing birthday (thank you again to everyone for the amazing bday wishes - I really felt the love) and to officially kick off my 28th year of life, I wake up to an awesome feature on me by the beautiful ladies of the new lifestyle site @thepurposedculture! I’m honored and appreciative by your kind words ladies. Nothing but love for you @sydroe and @jasmine_stin - I’m so excited for you both and I can’t wait to see #TPC growth! The best has yet to come! Check out the piece via the #linkinbio - also there’s a giveaway for some of my @thesimplethingsproject merch as well as for @thessentialman goods! #thepurposedculture #TPC @TheSimpleThingsProject #TheEssentialMan #mylife #thejourney #momentofreflection #momentofgratitude #momentofappreciation #realfriends

This pic was taken 2 years ago and I haven't wore a suit since. Somebody go ahead and have a fancy event already so I can have a real excuse to wear a suit. No clubs or funerals please. #tripdownmemorylane #fbf #TEM2014 #lifestyle #madeinamerica #lorenzodigginsjr #thejourney #vscocam #TheEssentialMan

Wow! I can’t believe this pic was taken 3 years ago. At the time I was living a real life “How to Make it in America” (man I hope they bring that show back for real) story, actually working at Barney’s NY for my 9-5, and working on my dreams from 5-9. I remember how hard I had work for months leading up to this day (May 10, 2013) when I debuted my @thessentialman goods for the first time at @uniqueusa! Looking back, I didn’t realize how many products I had started with...from cut n sewn tees, caps, pocket notebooks, ties, pocket squares, totes, and even bracelets that @jasmin.alexandria and I worked on together! Man time flies - I know i haven’t been putting a lot of energy in TEM lately but today through reflection I was reminded of how special it is. I’m not sure of when I’ll create something new for TEM but when I do…it will be as special as this first time! On a COMPLETE DIFFERENT note - while I’m in process of growing my hair back out…looking at how sharp my fade is in the pic - it’s making me really contemplate this whole long hair idea, especially during this ugly transitional stage ahahahahahahahaha. #tripdownmemorylane #tbt #TEM2013 #craftsmanship #lifestyle #madeinamerica #lorenzodigginsjr #smallvictoriesdoaddup #defineyourownsuccess #thejourney #vscocam #TheEssentialMan (at Unique LA)